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Dogs herd 200 Deer into yards where they are sorted, tagged and vaccinated. Deer were once introduced into the wild mountains of New Zealand. Like many exotic species, the deer overpopulated and were difficult to hunt. Farmers and eccentric helicopter jumpers captured deer and brought them to their sheep and beef farms, building higher fences. Deer can thrive on steep country, need less medicine and handling than ordinary livestock. Working on a deer farm, mustering, tagging and vaccinating the herd made me question the common notions of what wild means. Are these deer wild? What is wild farming?